Bucket dumping apparatus



Aug. 20, 1935. R. v. R. SILL BUCKET DUMPING APPARATUS 1 t R A Y e of E m T N 6 m H m m W w w 5 MM Ma." 3 /W. h i 2 fl Original Filed April 15, 1932 R. V. R. SILL BUCKET DUMPING APPARATUS Aug. 20, 1935.

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ln's ATTORNEY teeming. 20,1935 Q 2,011,656

UNlTE-D STATES. PATENT *OFFlCE V 2,011,656 H BUCKET DUMPmo APPARATUS Richard V. R. Sill, Newark, N. J., distributed by l court order to Lucie E. Sill, widow Application April 15, 1932, Serial No. 605,432

. Renewed January 8, 1935 8 Claims. (o1.;-214 12o) This invention relates in general to bucket remain operatively ineffective by the movement dumping apparatus and more particularly to the of the bucket along the-guideway provided for the automatic operation thereof. In the construcsame. a ti'on or alteration of buildings of a relatively The invention further contemplates the provilarge number of floors,'-it is important th'at facilision ofsa trip co-operating mec'hanismupon thev *5 ties be provided for the economical and speedy dump bucket simultaneously operative to release transport of materials'from a dispensing point a catch holding the bucket in a normal upright which is ordinarilyon the ground. to the location position and to urge the bucket to a tilted posiin that part'of the building at which the same tiona 1'0 are'neededl It is :also'of paramount importance, My invention further includes other objects, it)

delivering loads of materialto a particular floor embodiment of the invention in itsfpreferred in constructing such an apparatus,- that the advantages and novel features of design, con- V; dumping bucket be made operative at any floorstruction and arrangement hereinafter more paring level at which material may be desired and ticularly referred to and which willbe apparent not be confined-in operation as at present to from the accompanying drawings illustrating an only. One oi the primary objects of the present form.

invention is to construct an apparatus of this In the drawings: v

type employing buckets which will accomplish the Fig. 1 is a side elevation illustrating the apps.- aforesaid function under the control of the opratus made in accordance with the present, inven- 29 era/cor, I tionin assembled relationship. "Another object of the'invention is to provide g- 2 is e freht elevation the app a as an apparatus of character which may be Shown in F g. V 4

j utilized either exteriorly or 'interiorly of the build- Fig. 3 is a plan view of the assembled device.

ing, when the side walls have been erected and Fig. 4 is a detailed side elevation Of the blleket thefioors roughly laid out, to obviate the-necestilting mechanism illustrating the position f the sity for erecting temporary exterior towers and to "Same With, p t to One of the pp c reserve the space for shafts in the interior of the im t y prior 0 the dumping p at a d ,bufldingjfor th purpose that they are designed Figs. 5, 6 and show various detailed positions a for. "The apparatus is particularly suitable and 0 t e dumping bucket with resp e 0 ao preferably ada-pted'to carry and transport from y 'ehute and p device during the Cycle Of one place to another the building materials necp a s i essary for the interior finish of thewalls 'andthe Referring more particularly t0 vFigures 1 t0 3 surfacing of the floors. a e l inclusive, the apparatus made in accordance with "The "invention also contemplates the utilizathe re nti ud s an utr tion of a novel outrigger construction secured to 1mmeWOrk, which removably cured tot e the'window easements on the respective floors Wall Of a building de onst uction. The outand forming *aframework nucleus for receiving liggels are located O e above another on the vertical guides, which confine'the movement respective fl levels a p sition d at a of the dumping bucket in a predetermined path. point to Preferably extend e y 0f e Side 1 -0 Still another object of the invention is to pro- Walls the g- Re e ring to Figs. 1 and 3, 410

1 1 pivotally ti d conveying chutes t th the side wall of a building is indicated at In, floor various flooringlevels-cooperating withthe dump levels a H and the window easements efi n 'bucketto facilitate its return to a normal upright openings n the side walls For purpos s of position after the dumping operation and also illustration and in order to eliminateunnecessa-ry providing a means for readily receivingthe condupl-icat'ion,the assembled views of the apparatus 45 tents of the bucket and conveying the same to the the drawings Show s nly On the sec interior of the building without the assistance and third floors a three story building of an al lab r, although'obviously the apparatus is adaptable for Anotherjobject is to provide a means at each use buildings of any elevation mply by pro- 5O'-fi00ring level whereby the -dumpj ng c t may 'viding additional Outriggers to extend the appabe operated to'deliver its load, said means cooprefills t0 the q i height erating with a mechanism associated with the The outrigge uni ormly -C0nst1ucted to bucket' teaccomplish this {function under-the conbe fastened to the sides of the window casing V trol of theoperator onlyatthe'particular floo-r'on and include an interiorly disposed crossbar 1'3 which the-materials areidesi-redwandotherwise suitably connected to member ran guide pieces 2 so thet lsvished interior well'fsorfeoe.,

" mit' the proper bracing; 'oflthe .eXten'din JSand else to space these arms widee-jenough-i' f apart, to retain a parallel, vertical guidewayof 'a breadth to aceominodate at bail witha'dumping. bucket substantially 1 corresponding infwidth' to 'the-wi ido o n es. the 1.,arms ;-are;co n

, 1s set fa her away from'the' sideof Bearin -E ia" "flume n im e mechanism yer t p d yi e teec f eetin le eldcur nec the he guide Wa -1 112 ten s, as .sh wn .t-

e ieslue di terialjsuch as rubber, as indicated at I'Lto ipreventthe defacement of the finished exterior v sidewalls of thebuildihg} Guideway' retaining m her 7 M n are-brag 1 the :arih'e =1 Each-*- P'secured in place. in theirr'espeotive window cas; ing'sby means of tur'h bolts 26, the ends'of which flare; moved to take a;l position aga iz st thegi iifin-f he Outriggers e the outriggerv frame 'is isiifi'i w SIMS stent l per ll ztqzth .Wiallo the ,bi d fi toi end. vt gn d ss t e io the building e 11 l -ea e onp r esi e sides fitheheadpieee ee iit pf-z ut n 7 "gu d rei fs o ant -e ngth to correspond with th p endear ad Y i itlcfiie iiflder h AhQ en e el eni emdi 'e d a? it. t ee e i ion-actuating the i hth b eil throu e b i l i 33. 3? entthe pocket; di'oated at 3 2,

mmiement of t ai ithe tid iet qn lon h n and q fltheis erge theroller I 35 Spaced t emote e-{ he Weight-6f it, i 2, 5 I parallel to the samefon the'ex terior of the build ingby means of the a'rms'l5 and. i5; whiohex-' jtend e cross the window; The interior face of the member it is provided with a'cushioningma-i ,Q e 'g-tq,re eiv wert a a set of guide rails sulg- 1 n-aeloove 1 i {the ba' e 4411 from? n eebiuen y obvia h vs el; nu l iis'i re l l q ted i we or fee srihed. The slotih s me t m cei i erion the lever 32'arepins 7 adapted to engage curved slotted openings in a,

i plate 39. [A spring 49 orotherenergized means '3 and 33 which tire 1 is utilized toimpart its energy through the plate;

v 39105 means of either of the pins gl'or 33 co- 3 operating with either of'the r spective end surntein the counterfeces of the slots to ma shotr n-li v 4, th I rfce is trensmitted 1 through the pin 38 acting a'gainst the end surfe ce of the slotin' the'piate 35; the same tending to" pull the lever 32in a clockwise direction. Iii this fpaltioularisetting of the trip cooperating ley r the springfi-t'lfgfunctionsi to normally retain a "o1 l elgeginst-theundersmfaceo-f an armflZ ofthebiioketdumping niechanism During the fi'oorinejl'evels to move the sanie temporarily in e 5eounterclockwiee direetion, c thereby momen 2 in a des edangula f position.

gliIJWfll'dQIflOF/EJYIGDQZOf the bail along the guiderwa'ygtheiioller 35 on theend of the lever 32 may i cooperatei with the tripdevices onisuccessive tarily lowering the; roller, iii; It iwili begunder-i stood, w-h oweyeny' that-,amsoon' as the roller 35 I f-leav'e's; the side of} one 01 the trip :deviees, the 7 spring tigmoyes the lever B r-3 11 113 6 the roller .4! 'retiirns-togitspormal initia operetiye positien.

I h u ard m v,d' j s oope etl g mechanism Comprises, pert, al c iryed'lever 'p otellyghoimt edft eJ-pea ring memberjig sec ured to ,theside of he leverjis jndicetedate-i, one end pereting with alugqfipn the side '1 toriormallyreta init in an upright y 12 5. io -r; he i t edj et e de 5 extending p sit ie si o -ih il ereii mwmefi the leverin a clockwise direotion'about its pivot sidejof the bucket is located adja'oent the V point simultaneously lowers the end of the same i cooperating with the lug 5 .endurges the huclget by qq er ii wit t ev qii de i @61 0; as u a dum i q itien arm W t -yv qm nected to he lev 42 35 mi lted atl,

ivotal :contect with e iie t' pnewae l S m erates with a pin Eiilocated on the in- Ozie end The opposite end of' the linklniiechenism composed of the lever -i and ztrinefl end- 38 fin a norr nal inoperative position.

. i The iriiierifaoe of'the'arm fi is cuiwed a s'indicated at d? to providea recessto retainthe'roller 7 4i ofthelevertZ after the bucket durmz ingv operation he will hereinafter be morepertici larly de- Ward. niov nent of: the arm during the operathe arni 58'permitsan out tionifofithehucket dumping link nieehe ism so that-ith e roller at Willassume a, position in the 1 recess figprfovided forjthe some.

t I Ea fathee t fi rs m m elh 5 "emeally; 'ountedthereonend suitably braced as meve hef ll ollei"; e5 asfsoe tedwithl mi of the operatin love --so ,thatfdnring'the' inclem nt of the bail in either .edfi i ree?. the eut ieeeri ame inei bee wan fdire'ctionithe lever i i gpee t fle ia ee h' V llistratedin thefdi'ewings' Fig. '1. e

trip eiemeets alreiloea 'ted'in e? pathb f uide v53 i Q iv hute' ioere ei e e te e m heirb e e e .iediqetedete :Eachc oo' v ev I i vi e i clm d c e h eb-is we t,-

{ by. action of gravity, the chute extending from,

the interior of thebuilding to a point exteriorly thereof to; cooperate with the bucketduring the dumping operation. The undersurfac'e of thei nwardly disposed end of the chuteis curved as indicated at 55, Fig.5, topivotally retain the chute to the edge of the crossbar l 3. In ,theevent that the bucket be accidentallmor inadvertently raised while still ina dumping position atany; floor level past the next adjacent'floo1' ,above, the; bucket will raise theexterioriendof the-pivotable chute,

which will fallback into a normal positionon the outriggeragain after the bucket hasmoved out. of the waythus preventing any damageto the apparatus; by reason of the negligence .of the operator. 1

A chain 5B or other suitable means connecting. the bucketand the-bail is utilized to limit the tilting position of the bucketduring the dumping 0peration.-

, Inthe operation of the apparatus, the initial position of the bucket after loading is shown in 'i Fig. 1. The operator of the hoist mechanism 21 elevates the bail and bucket along the guide rails 2i adjacent the floor-level at which the contents of the bucket are desired. It will be noted that in the loading position of the bucket the roller 4! is retained'in the recess 52 of the bucketdumping,

link system arm 62. The action of the spring 40 through the plate 39 and pin 31 yieldingly retains thelever 32 in this position, Fig. 1, the dump actuating. and locking lever A l being incapable of movement as the same is firmly retained in an inoperative position by .the spring 5| as long as the roller M is located inthe recess 52. v

' Upon the movement of the bail 28in. an up Ward directiom'when it'is desired to dump the bucket, for example on the second floor oi the building, the roller 35 of the lever 32 will strike the undersurface of the trip 53 located on the first outrigger. This action ,rnoves thelever in ,a counterclockwise direction withdrawing the roller 4| from the recess in the arm 42. The roller'35 'moves along the; adjacent surface of the trip 53 until the bail moves above the trip. The spring then becomes operative to move the lever 32 so that the roller ii restsagainst the undersurface of the arm 42 in an operative position. In passing the trip located on the second floor, the roller diis lowered temporarily from its operative position due to the compensating'movement of the lever 32 under the guidance of the roller 35;.- As soon as the bail is elevated above the trip, the spring 40 immediately operates to swing the lever 32 so that the roller 4! assumes its normal wise direction. The roller M of the lever 32 exerts an upward thrust along the arm 42, Fig. 6, moving the actuatingand release lever 44 to tilt the bucket, in the start of the dumping operation,

against the adjacent end of. the conveyorjchute. V

i The operator then raises the bail, Fig. '7, so that the pivotable bucket moves to assume the greatest tilting angle afiorded the same by the chain 56 a to complete the dumping operation. The material from-the-bucket slides along the surface of the inclined chute and is delivered to the interior of the building, thereafter being transported or handled in the usual manner. i

During the bucket dumping operation the arm 42 of the link system moves outwardly toward the side of the building by reason of the flexibility afforded the same by the connecting slotted arm t8so that-the lever 32 traveling in a clockwise direction under the influence of the roller 35 takes a position,- Fig. 5, in whichthe roller M is located inthe recess of the arm AZ. The lever 44 is returned to its normal position by the spring 5! as clearly shown in-thisfigure of the drawings while the bucket is in the process of delivering its load. After the finish of the dumping operation, the operatorof the hoist mechanism 21 lowers the bail; The bucket cooperating with the end of the conveyor chute is returned to its initial upright position on the bale, the lug d5 sliding over the upper surface of the lever 4 until the same reaches its normal. locking position adjacent the end of the lever. In the downward movement of the bale theroller 35,0n the lever 32 contacts the trip. onthe outriggers at the lower floor levels, the; lever moving in a clockwise direction when such contact takes place and being returned to its inoperative position with the roller M in the recess of'the arm 42 by the action of the spring 40, through the plate 39 andpin 31. The bail is thus returned to a position for reloading the bucket. r

Inasmuch as many changes could obviously be made in the construction of the apparatus, here-,

in described and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be, interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 7 7

Having thus described, my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 4

1. In a device of the character describedin combination, a dump bucket pivotally mounted on a bail adapted for vertical movement along a guideway, a plurality of tripdevices located at different elevations with respect to the path of movement of the bail, mechanism associated with said bail normally locking the bucket in an upright position and operative tosimultaneously release the bucket to dump and urge it to a tilting position, a lever cooperating with said trip devices and associated with said mechanism forming means upon the initial downward movement of the bail by the operator to cause a dumping operation of the bucket at the desired elevation.

2. In a device of the character described, a series of Outriggers arranged on successive floors of a building and removably secured to the window easements therein, a pair of exterior arms on each outrigger retaining on the inner faces of the same vertical rails forming a guideway thcrebetween substantially parallel to the wall of the building, an inclined conveyor chute associated with the outriggers at each floor level, a bail movable along the guideway having a tiltable bucket mounted thereon, the exterior edge of the chute cooperating with the bucket to return the same to an upright position on the ball when it is moved down the guideway after the dumping operation. I

3. In a device of the character described, in

tiorr uhder coht'r ol or" the operatqr by" changing u the directioni ooperatio'n of the lever andtrip" 41 p v V eombmatiqm,eg aumpbuck t pivo ei mmi ted on a ba-iladalpted for vertical move" exit along-a; guidevvay, a' pluralityo'f fixedtrip -devices located at different elevatioris 5 with respect to the path of moverhe'1'it o f fthe bailfimeans for retaining said bucket in an upright position-{arid bucket clumping;mechanismlocated on the bail meme ir-igtherein a single'trip {cooperating lever mow able ir the; path of all the fixiedf tripdevices, said riiechanismgbeir g adaptec'i t'o sirhultaheoujsly release thebucket retaihi g mean; amdf-to iirgejthe' bucket to' a dumping-position atla; desired elevar atthatf lev'e'l and be ng operatively ina'flie'cted l by the-cooperation of the lever antl trili 1 devices "at'lower 'elevatioris dur-ingthe travel ofqthe' hail;

a l.--Ir1]ja fdevice of '.the 'haracte;-,described, a series 'of Outriggers "arrangegl on successivef'floors 10f a builelihg and-removablyfs'ecured to the window' easements therein; a pai ifof exterior arms on" ea'choutrigger retaining on the inner lsfaces of the'fsame vertical rails forrning -'a *guideway therebetween; 'substantially' parallel to thee-wall of the building, a bail movable albhgltheguide- Wayhaving a tiltable T buckethioiihted thereon; V inclined conveyor c utespivoteu j hounted upon the "cmmg ers" of each} fioori levl adaptedto" transfer the" material i'nQthje bucketfwhen' tilted into the bi ilding said" i chutes facilitatingthe upward passageoftha'b'ail in -the event the.

bucket is inadvertently in a tiltirig' p'ositiohg P Iri' a. device 0f the eharac'ter described, a series of Outriggers arran'gemoii 'siiccessive floors 2 of a buil'c'lir 'g, vertical rails connected-to tl'iex tending"arms of the outrigge'rs} forming} a guide-' hailmovablef along; the

way" therebetween, 1

" g'uidev'vay having' a' tiltable bu'cket 'mounted thereon, -incliried conveyor chutes pivdtally mountedv'u'ponthe outriggeisof each- 1lo0r;.level' adapted to facilitate the upward-pa's a'geofrthe bail theevent the bucket is, inadvertently a tilting position. 2 A

e. In a device: of the character deecribedy a-- r eclipse.

diiirip bfiketpivotally mou'n'ted oriia bail iatlapted for vertic'al movement along :a"; guideway', a plu rality 'ofiseparate trip devices in vertical alignmentlocated-at} different elevations adjacent the pelth' otirfiovement of the fbail,: and mechanism associated with thejbail operative upon 'the initial'; do'v v'iiwardq movement of the same to coq 'e te withgaitrip cl'evicegto urge the bucket ta I adumpihg,=position at'the de'sir'ed elevatiomeaid mechaniisin' being operatively'rgunafifected by the, other -t-ripfidevices during 'the. travel-{of the *bail. *:7'. Iii a 'devioe iofz the character-described,, in' combination; a dump bucket pivotally mounted 'on' a baili adapted Zfor vertiall'movenient along vices-in vertical, alig ment located at different p elevations adjacent thepathiofmovement or the v bail, mechanism associated withi s'aidbail operaeve "tos x'irge the bucketto a "dumping position, a

' lever cooperating"with saidtrip devices ahd asso ciated. with said mechanismforming means upontheinitial'Vdownward 'movement of t he bail by;

the bucket at the desiredelevation,"said mechahis'm beihg operativelyfuneffeeted by the} other trip devices during the travel of the hail.'- I f -8.'In-,a de vice of, the character vdescribed;in' combihation', 'adumpbucket pivotally mounted on a'fb ail adapted forvertical-movement: along a 'guideWay; a plurality of jseparate fixed trip device's finvertical alignment located at different elevationis with respect to" the path of movement of the bail; bucket {dumping mechanism located on the bailandl ineludi'rig therewithe. single trip cooperating lever movable in' the path'of all the' fixed tripjdevic'es',isaid mechanism beingadapted to urge the bllCkeU'fO a dumpirig positibh at a: desired elevatiori under controlofl th'e operator .jby' changing the directionof cooperatiori'of the leve'rfand trip at that'l evelyand bein'g operatively unaffected by the cooperation of the lever travel-ofthebailgb RICHARD'V. :-R SILL.

the operator 130103 1153 22, dumping operation ofv p and trip devices at lower: elevations during the" 

